noun / ~する noun:

• aeroplane taking off from a warship (airplane)

noun:

• work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields) - Buddhism term

noun:

• contest of endurance

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type

expression / ichidan verb:

• to establish a lead
• to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

noun:

• sleeping in a ship
• sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird)
• restless sleep
• casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)

noun:

• mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds - abbreviation ➜ 柿の種【かきのたね】・ピーナッツ・柿ピー【かきピー】

noun / ~する noun:

• explaining the meanings of old words

noun:

• literary form imparting the nuance of polite speech (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu") ➜ ですます体

noun:

• flowers in a vase or lapel

noun:

• administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states

noun / ~する noun:

• giving a cold look; icy stare; taking a cold-hearted attitude

noun:

• twenty-second day of the month
• twenty-two days

noun:

• first session (trading day) of the year

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

noun / ~する noun:

• offering a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god

expression:

• inside a meeting place

noun:

• the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)

noun:

• young man unknowing of women; male virgin ➜ 生娘

noun:

• railroading an opponent straight out of the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• three-pronged vajra flung by Kukai on his return from China to determine the Holy Land of Esoteric Buddism - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• using one's elbows as a pillow

noun / ~する noun:

• feeding paper through a device (printer, scanner, etc.)

noun:

• several kinds of; several varieties of

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to pay a bill